The Last will and Testament of Henry Voyce (Voice) 1503 - 1550

In the name of god Amen The xxxth daye of July in the yere of our Lorde god a thousande fyve hundreth and fyftie I Henry Voyce of Horsham the elder.

Imprimis I will to Jane my wyfe Sixe of my best fether beddes wth all things therto belonging Tenne kyen. fyve oxen

Item I will to Henry my sonne three fetherbeddes with all things therto belonging foure kyen fyve oxen. All the rest of my Bullocks I will to be shysted between Jane my wyfe and Henry my sonne

Item I will to Roger my sonne on fetherbedde wth all things therto belonging

Item I will to Elizabeth Bisshop my doughter lxvis viiid and to her three children tenne shepe to be shisted amongest them

Item to Margaret my doughter to her mariage xiiiL vis viiid

Item to Elizabeth my doughter to her maryage xiiiL vis viiid

Item to Mary my doughter to her maryage xiiiL vis viiid yf any of the said Margaret Elizabeth and Marye lyve to thage of xxi yeres unmaryed then I will the mony to her or them so lyving to be paide to her or them at ther full age of xxi yeres Item I will to Roger my sonne when he comyth to his full age of xxi yeres xiiiL vis viiid

Item I will to Bryan my sonne when he comyth to his full age of xxi yeres xiiiL vis viiid yf any one or mor of my said doughters dye before they come to their full age of xxi yeres not maried or yf any of my sonnes dye before they come to their full age of xxi yeres unmaryed Then their bequests to be voyd and of no value

Item I will to Jane Ball my survante over and above her wages Twenty shillings

Item to John Bennet my survante ovr and above his wages xiiis iiiid

Item to henry Sharpe my survante xiiis iiiid

Item to Elizabeth Botue my survante two shepe and tenne shillings of money

Item to Margaret harmay my survante tenne shillings

Item I will to the poore mens boxe of Horsham twentie shillings The rest of all my plate Juells brasse pewter and money and other houshold stuff I will hole to my wyff and she theruto to reward any one or mor of my said Children as she pleases

Item I will to henry my sonne all my propertie or parte of all the woods that I bought of Mr Polstead in Stenyng or Asherst

Item I will the charges of my bequests I will to be Lyvied taken and paide oute of the profyte and revenuyes of all my leases and of all suche lands as I have by dede of feoffment gyven to all my younger Children beside myne heyre

The rest of all my goodes not before willed and all the advantage and revenues of all my leases and debts that are owing to me I will and bequeathe to Jane my wyfe and henry my sonne whom I ordeyne and make myn Executors they therwith to paye all my bequests to paye also all the debts that I do owe And the rest to use as they thinke best

Item I will to the said Jane my wyfe and to Henry my Sonne all the profyts and revenuyes of all the lands and tennants gyven by dede from my heire to any of my younger Children tyll my said younger Children come every of them to the full age of xxi yeres

Item I will to William Voyce my nephew twentie shillings

Item I will to Elizabeth Lysted my Nyce twentie shillings

Item I will to Henry Lysted the sonne of the saide Elizabeth two shepe

Item I will to Henry my sonne Sixe pewter plates. sixe payre of sheets to houshold warde and one brasse pott, one panne

Item I will to Bryan my sonne my house with the garden herto belonging wth all thappurtanences set lying and being in the strete of the boroughe of Horsham nowe in the occupying of Richard Smtyth to have and to hold to hyme and his heyre and assingnes from the tyme he comyth to the full age of xxi yeres and so further forever and also lykewyse the shope with the Chamber over the same now in the occupying of Thomas Emerye

Item I will to my lords servante that are hereat Horsham to praye for me and they therwith to reward them selfs vis viiid by ther discrecions of Roger potter one of them

These bering wytness Thomas Bradbridge gentleman,Henry Patching prest, Roger Potter my lords survante, Richard Mychell of Colstaple and Christofer Pylcherd with other.

Probate dated 18th March 1550